Advertisement Explaining Why the UAE Has Embarked on a Nuclear Energy Development Program (english subtitles)
I subscribe to the Nuclear Energy Institute YouTube channel. This evening, the above video describing the UAE decision to pursue nuclear energy development was posted. It explains why a nation with a relatively large inventory of oil and gas is interested in spending time and money now to develop a long term commitment to nuclear energy. It also describes how the process is envisioned, how it will be regulated and how it will provide high quality training, education and jobs. It is fascinating.
I wish I could speak and write Arabic, but most of the spoken words are translated with English subtitles. There is a list of bullet points near the end that is not translated and there are times when the speaker talks far longer than would be justified to say just the words that equal the words written in English at the bottom of the screen. If anyone who is fluent would like to provide comments about the parts that English speakers cannot access, it would be greatly appreciated.
Hey, Rod! I am working with a partner who will be consulting on the UAE project. I hope to get involved personally in this fascinating and historic plant.
Tom – good to hear from you. Drop me a line and let me know what you are up to and what you will be doing with regard to the UAE project. You can find my email address by scrolling to the bottom of the blog home page.
This excellent ad puts to shame the lame PR campaigns of NEI, Entergy, CASE, etc.
The UAE realizes that industrialized nations might eventually ban the import of hydrocarbon fuels in the future if a carbon neutral synthetic fuel economy is ever developed. So they need to use their petroleum revenues to move rapidly towards a nuclear and renewable energy economy while selling as much oil and gas as possible.
Here! Here! Robert. Actually, NEI stuff isn’t that bad. CASE stuff never shows up and Entergy might as well be working for the Greens.
This was an EXCELLENT advert, will very clear Arabic…his Gulf/Saudi accent was very clear. It is like the difference between, say, Dominican or Puerto Rican Spanish and that spoken by Colombians, who are considered to have the ‘best’ dialect of Spanish in the world today (by many, not only Colombians!). Contrast this with Lebanese or Palestinian Arabic and it is very clear.
Now..content…politically this was presented as it should be and only as it could be. No BS, no silly projections, placing it in a global context (the last bullet item was about the UAEs *political* commitment to international collaboration and oversight). IT was simply better than anything I’ve seen in the West. (I am one of the few who actually likes the puff-pieces put out by Areva with their swift little animation things that look nice but explain nothing :).
David